Army truckers get real-world training on Alaska highways Spc. Tyler Gifford, 109th Transportation Company, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, adjusts a locking device called a pineapple, which holds a shipping container to a trailer, at the Port of Valdez, Alaska, April 28, 2012. Gifford was one of... Army truckers get real-world training on Alaska highways Army Sgt. Jose Barada, 109th Transportation Company, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, fastens a shipping container to its trailer at the Port of Valdez, Alaska, April 28, 2012. Barada was one of about 75 U.S. Army Alaska Soldiers who took part... Army truckers get real-world training on Alaska highways Workers off-load an ammunition container from a barge at the Port of Valdez, Alaska, April 28, 2012. Soldiers from the 109th Transportation Company, 2d Engineer Brigade based at Joint Base Elemendorf-Richard...